Veronica Roth Reading Order

6 books (2012–2022)

Veronica Roth contributed to six different anthologies between 2012 and 2022, spanning literary fiction and young adult genres across varying themes and formats. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Pitch Dark and concluding with Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2. The series appears to be complete, though spanning a decade of anthology contributions rather than a traditional series arc.

Start with Pitch Dark, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Pitch Dark 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shards and Ashes 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Summer Days and Summer Nights 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Three Sides of a Heart 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2017–2018)

Veronica Roth's Carve the Mark duology consists of two literary young adult novels published in 2017 and 2018. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Carve the Mark followed by The Fates Divide.

Start with Carve the Mark and read in order.

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1	Carve the Mark 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fates Divide 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2024–2025)

Veronica Roth's Curse Bearer is an ongoing young adult literary fiction series with two books published in 2024 and 2025. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with When Among Crows followed by To Clutch a Razor. Additional installments are planned for this developing series.

Start with When Among Crows and read in order.

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1	When Among Crows 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	To Clutch a Razor 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2013)

Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy comprises three books published between 2011 and 2013 and should be read in publication order: Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant. The series is complete and consists of interconnected narratives that build upon each other, making sequential reading essential for following the story's progression. This young adult literary fiction series explores themes of identity and choice within a dystopian framework.

Start with Divergent and read in order.

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1	Divergent 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Insurgent 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Allegiant 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2014–2014)

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1	Four 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2014)

Veronica Roth's Divergent Miscellaneous series comprises two companion books published between 2011 and 2014, offering supplementary material to the main Divergent saga. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The World of Divergent followed by Inside Divergent: The Initiate's World. These volumes provide behind-the-scenes insights and world-building details for fans of the author's young adult dystopian fiction.

Start with The World of Divergent and read in order.

7 books (2012–2017)

Veronica Roth's Divergent Short Stories and Novellas collection comprises seven books published between 2012 and 2017, now complete. These interconnected stories should be read in publication order, beginning with Free Four and continuing through The Transfer, Four: The Initiate, The Initiate, The Son, The Traitor, and concluding with We Can Be Mended. The series offers supplementary perspectives and backstory within the Divergent universe, expanding on characters and events from the main novels.

Start with Free Four, the first of 7 books in the Divergent Short Stories/Novellas series.

6 books (2023–2023)

The Far Reaches Collection is a six-book anthology series published in 2023 featuring science fiction stories by acclaimed authors including Rebecca Roanhorse, James S.A. Corey, Nnedi Okorafor, John Scalzi, and Ann Leckie. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Falling Bodies. Each entry offers standalone storytelling while contributing to the larger collection's exploration of speculative fiction themes.

Start with Falling Bodies(By: Rebecca Roanhorse), the first of 6 books in the Far Reaches Collection series.

6 books (2019–2019)

The Forward series is a complete collection of six science fiction novellas published in 2019, each written by a different author and best read in publication order. The series begins with Ark by Veronica Roth, followed by Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin, Randomize by Andy Weir, Summer Frost by Blake Crouch, The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay, and concludes with You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles. Each novella stands as its own story while contributing to the larger thematic arc of the collection, making it ideal for readers interested in speculative fiction from multiple acclaimed voices.

Start with Ark, the first of 6 books in the Forward series.

1 book (2013–2013)

4 books (2019–2026)

Veronica Roth has written four standalone novels in literary fiction and young adult genres, beginning with The End and Other Beginnings in 2019 and continuing through Seek the Traitor's Son in 2026. This ongoing series should be read in publication order, with each book functioning as a complete story. The four entries are The End and Other Beginnings, Poster Girl, Arch-Conspirator, and Seek the Traitor's Son.

Start with The End and Other Beginnings, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The End and Other Beginnings 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Poster Girl 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Arch-Conspirator 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Seek the Traitor's Son 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

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1	Chosen Ones 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2026–2027)

Veronica Roth's The Sixth Faction is an ongoing young adult literary fiction series consisting of two books published in 2026 and 2027. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Sixth Faction followed by its sequel. With the second installment recently released, this series is still developing with more entries potentially to come.

Start with The Sixth Faction and read in order.